Covid-19 extra doses that gobbled up Sh8.3 billion

Kenyans would fork out the billions to pay for undelivered and ‘unneeded’ doses of Covid-19 vaccines ordered by the Ministry in 2021.

by JULIUS OTIENO

Realtime18 March 2025 - 04:56

In Summary

The revelations are contained in the latest audit report for the Ministry of Health for the financial year ending June 30, 2024, released by auditor general Nancy Gathungu.
The disclosures could focus the spotlight on the already troubled ministry and provoke uproar over government spending during the global pandemic.

*A cold room where AstraZeneca vaccines are stored at the Central Vaccine store in Kitengela on March 3, 2021 /FILE*

The ghost of the Covid-19 virus has refused to go away, with the latest revelations that Kenyans are set to lose Sh8.3 billion due to an apparent blunder by the Ministry of Health.

It has emerged that Kenyans would fork out the billions to pay for undelivered and ‘unneeded’ doses of Covid-19 vaccines ordered by the Ministry in 2021.

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